Apoplexy,Pituitary

《英文msh詞典》Apoplexy,Pituitary
[同義詞] Apoplexy,Pituitary
[主題詞] Pituitary Apoplexy
[中文釋義] 卒中,垂體
[英文釋義] Sudden hemorrhage or ischemic necrosis involving the pituitary gland which may be associated with acute visual loss,severe headache,meningeal signs,cranial nerve palsies,panhypopituitarism,and rarely COMA. The most common cause is hemorrhage (INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES) related to a pituitary ADENOMA (see also PITUITARY NEOPLASMS). Ischemia; MENINGITIS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; and other disorders may be associated with this condition.